A Dress with Pockets (Hardcover)
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Staff Reviews
"I am so deeply charmed by this book and I know I'd have read the heck out of it had it existed in my childhood. With bright, lovely illustrations, this picture book celebrates a young girl who wants to embrace so-called "girly things" without sacrificing her adventurous, curious spirit. My favorite line is when tells the salesman that she needs a dress with pockets "for worms that wriggle and spiders that jiggle, for beetles that live under logs! For splashing in puddles, and giving wet cuddles to beautiful, shiny green frogs!"
— From HollyDescription
A funny and frock-filled story for modern children who might want sequins and sparkles on their dresses—but also want pockets!
Lucy and Aunt Augusta are dress shopping. And, at the Fabulous Fashion Store, there are dresses to suit just about everyone. There are fancy dresses, frilly dresses, stripy dresses, silly dresses, sundresses, fun dresses, blue dresses, green… But Lucy doesn't care about frills or lace. She wants a dress WITH POCKETS. And as she wades through the swishy dresses, witchy dresses, very, very itchy dresses, she starts to worry about where she's going to put her leaves, and nettles, and delicate petals, her magical spells and beautiful shells. The hunt is on: will Lucy find the dress of her dreams?
About the Author
Lily Murray grew up in the wilds of snowy nowhere, spending much of her time making up stories. She has continued to do this in her adult life, and now writes both fiction and nonfiction books for children. Her titles include big books about dinosaurs, rhyming books about dinosaurs, and stories about escapee hot dogs.
Jenny Løvlie grew up in Northern Norway on Ekkerøy, a tiny peninsula sticking out into the Barents Sea, where she was the first child to be born in twelve years. She moved to London to study illustration & animation at Kingston University and now lives in Cardiff. She won the Waterstones Children’s book prize for Best Illustrated Book for The Girls, written by Lauren Ace
Praise For…
"Good fun for reading aloud."—Booklist